PHOTOS: Seattle finally hits 70 degrees

Setphanie Locher and Nicole Ness moved to Seattle recently from Wisconsin. So for them the last few weeks of mild Emerald City weather have been incredible. “No gloves, no hats,” said Ness who was tossing a Frisbee with Locher at Cal Anderson Park Friday.

However, to the hundreds of other people soaking up sun in the park, Friday was a threshold not crossed in many months.